FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, January 9, 1997Regular season · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed ORL by 5 at halftime and won 97–92.

Final · Box score
Wolves110
Nets107
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +2; Q3 MIN -1; Q4 MIN +3
Final · OT · Box score
Hawks97
Magic92
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL -5; Q3 ATL -1; Q4 Hawks 0; OT1 ATL +5
Final · Box score
Jazz96
Raptors110
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR +1; Q3 TOR -1; Q4 TOR +14
Final · Box score
Warriors102
Grizzlies86
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW +4; Q3 GSW +7; Q4 GSW +16
On this day · 1995–96Jan 9, 1996: 10 games. Top scorer: A.C. Green (Suns-Clippers), 29 points.
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The lead · Hawks-Magic

Atlanta needs overtime to survive Orlando

Latrell Sprewell goes for 27 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+8-5-10+5ATL AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Hawks301924141097
Magic22322013592
Who led
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 16, 22, 18, 5, 12, 18, 18, 27ATL27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Henry JamesPoints, last 9 games: 4, 9, 11, 2, 13, 11, 19, 10, 20ATL20 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Horace GrantPoints, last 10 games: 1, 6, 5, 16, 20, 8, 9, 12, 20, 24ORL24 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Rony SeikalyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 13, 33, 11, 9, 15, 31, 20, 23, 22ORL22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Warriors-Grizzlies

Golden State beats Vancouver, 102–86

Golden State led 77–70 after three and won by 16. Latrell Sprewell led Golden State with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
MIN over NJN3ATL over ORL5TOR over UTA14GSW over VAN16Final margin, points. Pink = GSW over VAN.
The night in charts
Wolves-Nets combined for 217, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-NetsWolves 110, Nets 107
217
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 96, Raptors 110
206
Hawks-MagicHawks 97, Magic 92
189
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 102, Grizzlies 86
188
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-NetsWolves 110, Nets 107
+3 MIN
Hawks-MagicHawks 97, Magic 92
+5 ATL
Jazz-RaptorsJazz 96, Raptors 110
+14 TOR
Warriors-GrizzliesWarriors 102, Grizzlies 86
+16 GSW
ATL rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-MagicATL won · Hawks 97, Magic 92
5 pts
Warriors-GrizzliesGSW won · Warriors 102, Grizzlies 86
2 pts
Wolves-NetsMIN won · Wolves 110, Nets 107
1 pt
Jazz-RaptorsTOR won · Jazz 96, Raptors 110
1 pt
Marbury shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarburyMIN · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
MullinGSW · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
MaloneUTA · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 1 BLK
61% (11-18)
ArmstrongGSW · 15 PTS, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
HornacekUTA · 17 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Wolves-Nets
Wolves 110Nets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves31252529110
Nets27272825107
The story
Tom Gugliotta's 26 points and 11 rebounds carried Minnesota past New Jersey, 110-107

For New Jersey, Kendall Gill had 16 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 8-22 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-27, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +4+2−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jayson Williams was the fantasy play: 54.1 FPTS on 23 REB, 18 PTS

Final · Hawks-Magic
Hawks 97Magic 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hawks301924141097
Magic22322013592
The story
Steven Smith had 27 points as Atlanta beat Orlando 97-92 in OT

Horace Grant led Orlando with 24 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 10-23 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Hawks won the first 30-22, their biggest quarter edge.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +8−5−10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Mookie Blaylock led the game in fantasy with 51.4 FPTS (13 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB)

Final · Warriors-Grizzlies
Warriors 102Grizzlies 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors21332325102
Grizzlies2327201686
The story
Golden State beat Vancouver 102-86 behind 17 points from Chris Mullin

Bryant Reeves paced Vancouver: 14 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 8-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 25-16 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Warriors.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −2+4+7+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.0Season avg22.2Last 5

22.2 points a game over his last five games, against 16.0 in 28 earlier games. Today: 22 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
30.7Season avg19.8Last 3

19.8 minutes a game over his last three games, against 30.7 in 29 earlier games. Today: 7 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
16.0Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 16.0 a game in 22 earlier games. Line: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Robert Pack leads the day with 28

Robert PackPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 15, 29, 8, 27, 22, 4, 11, 28Nets-Wolves · L
15.3 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 43, 26, 25, 27, 27, 17, 39, 26, 23, 27Warriors-Grizzlies · W
25.0 PPG season to date · +2.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 16, 22, 18, 5, 12, 18, 18, 27Hawks-Magic · W
18.1 PPG season to date · +9.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 14, 8, 18, 16, 32, 4, 25, 27Raptors-Jazz · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Tom GugliottaPoints, last 10 games: 33, 17, 16, 22, 27, 17, 32, 25, 22, 26Wolves-Nets · W
22.5 PPG season to date · +3.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 24, 29, 22, 26, 28, 27, 38, 24Jazz-Raptors · L
25.8 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Anthony PeelerVAN+6.1 20.8 last 10 · 14.7 season
Shareef Abdur-RahimVAN+5.1 20.7 last 10 · 15.6 season
Arvydas SabonisPOR+5.1 18.8 last 10 · 13.7 season
Rony SeikalyORL+4.5 20.7 last 10 · 16.2 season
Mitch RichmondSAC+4.3 28.4 last 10 · 24.1 season
Cold
Armen GilliamMIL−3.9 5.2 last 10 · 9.1 season
Darrell ArmstrongORL−3.3 4.8 last 10 · 8.1 season
Shawn KempSEA−3.2 18.5 last 10 · 21.8 season
Dan MajerleMIA−2.9 9.8 last 10 · 12.7 season
Chris MullinGSW−2.9 11.7 last 10 · 14.6 season